Novo Nordisk fires new hires days before start date as company halts all “not critically necessary” hiring: Reports

Novo Nordisk reportedly canceled contracts with employees it had just hired in Denmark as the company tries to rein in costs.

Several employees who were set to start in the coming days or weeks were told they were no longer needed, according to Danish outlet TV2. A spokesperson for Novo told Bloomberg it has “chosen to stop all hirings that are not critically necessary for Novo Nordisk’s operations.”

The unconventional move comes after the company slashed its outlook for the year as its blockbuster weight-loss drugs are losing ground to competitor drugs from Eli Lilly.

The company recently appointed a new CEO, Maziar Mike Doustdar, after letting go of its previous leader due to the company’s declining market cap and what it called “recent market challenges.”

Novo did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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EV maker Rivian is on track to log its best trading day on record Friday, as investors pour in following its fourth-quarter earnings report and 2026 guidance and analysts issue bullish appraisals of the shares.

Rivian shares are up more than 30% on Friday afternoon, easily surpassing its previous best trading day, which came in January 2025.

“We continue to remain confident in the long-term vision that RIVN is amid a massive transformation,” Wedbush Securities’ Dan Ives wrote in a fresh note on Friday. The firm maintained its $25 price target and “outperform” outlook and said that the launch of Rivian’s upcoming lower-cost SUV, the R2, is “crucial.”

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